KABUL (SW): The Minister for Information Technology and Broadcasting has pledged to provide easy and better internet access to the university students as part of the ministry’s 100-day plan.
Abdul Razaq Waheedi, the minister announced the plan on Thursday (May 28). He said devising a comprehensive strategy for expanding the fiber optic network for fast internet access across the country was among his top priorities.
The minister mentioned paving the way for e-governance, and encouraging the private sector in the fields of information and technology as part of his agenda.
He further said in the next 100 days, agreements would be signed with the ministries related to education for the formation of better system of studies.
Abdul Razaq Waheedi added that top ten universities would be connected via the fiber optic and some five universities would be equipped with free internet spots.
The minister assured President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani about linking various ministries with the Presidential Palace via web-link so that too many VIP movements could be avoided and time would be saved.
The President urged upon the IT ministry to safeguard the rights of consumers. The need to turn mobile phones into handy tools of communication for peace was also stressed.
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